The imperative to breastfeed: An australian perspective

Infant Feeding Practices: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 55-76

  Sheehan, Athena ^a   Schmied, Virginia ^b  

^a AVONDALE COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955200899     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6873-9_4     Document Type: Chapter

References (80)

1. Australian Breastfeeding Association. (2004). Australian breastfeeding leadership plan. Australian Breastfeeding Association, Glen Iris, Australia.
2. Australian Breastfeeding Association. (2007). Submission by the Australian Breastfeeding Association to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Breastfeeding. Retrieved 1 May 2009, from http://www.breastfeeding.asn. au/advocacy/bfinquiryabaofficiallsubmission2007final.pdf
3. Australian Government. (2008). Breastfeeding. Retrieved 13 August 2009, from http://www.health.gov. au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health- pubhlth-strateg-brfeed-about.htm
4. Australian Government. (2009). Advisory panel on the marketing in Australia of infant formula (APMAIF). Retrieved 5 June 2009, from http://www.health.gov. au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth- strateg-foodpolicy-apmaif.htm
5. Australian Institute of Family Studies. (2008). Growing up in Australia: The longitudinal study of Australian children: 2006-07 annual report, 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008, from http://www.aifs.gov. au/growingup/pubs/ar/ annualreport2006-07.pdf
6. Bartlett, A. (2005). Breastwork. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press.
7. Benis, M. M. (2002). Are pacifiers associated with early weaning from breastfeeding. Advances in Neonatal Care, 2(5), 259-266.
8. Blum, L. M. (1999). At the breast. Boston: Beacon Press.
9. Bottorff, J. (1990). Persistence in breastfeeding: A phenomenological investigation. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 15, 201-209.
10. Cantrill, R., Creedy, D., & Cooke, M. (2003). An Australian study of midwives' breast-feeding knowledge. Midwifery, 19, 310-317.
11. Carter, P. (1995). Feminism, breasts and breast-feeding. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
12. Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care. (2001). National breastfeeding strategy summary report [Electronic Version], 26. Retrieved 5 June 2009, from http://www.ranzcog. edu.au/publications/endorsedstatements/national- breastfeeding-strategy-summary.pdf.
13. Commonwealth of Australia. (2007). The best start: Report on the inquiry into the health benefits of breastfeeding. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia
14. Cooke, M., Sheehan, A. & Schmied, V. (2003). A description of breastfeeding experiences, breastfeeding satisfaction and weaning in the first three months after birth. Journal of Human Lactation, 19(2), 145-156.
15. Cooke, M., Schmied, V., & Sheehan, A. (2007). An exploration of the relationship between postnatal distress and maternal role attainment, breastfeeding problems and breastfeeding cessation in Australia. Midwifery, 23(1), 66-76.
16. Coreil, J., Bryant, C. A., Westover, B. J., & Bailey, M. A. (1995). Health professionals and breastfeeding counselling: Client and provider views. Journal of Human Lactation, 11(4), 265-271.
17. Department of Health and Aging. (2006). Breastmilk makes Australia stronger. Retrieved 3 August 2010, from www.health.gov. au/internet/ministers/ publishing.nsf/Content/healthmediarel-yr2006-cp-pyn050.htm
18. Duffield, C., Roche, M., & Merrick, E. T. (2006). Methods of measuring nursing workload in Australia. Collegian, 13(1), 16-22.
19. Dykes, F. (2005). 'Supply' and 'demand': Breastfeeding as labour. Social Science and Medicine, 60, 2283-2293.
20. Dykes, F. (2006). Breastfeeding in hospital: Mothers, midwives and the production line. London: Routledge.
21. Dykes, F., & Griffiths, H. (1998). Societal influences upon initiation and continuation of breastfeeding. British Journal of Midwifery, 6(2), 76-80.
22. Fallon, T., Crepinsek, M., Hegney, D., & O'Brien, M. (2005). The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative and breastfeeding duration: Relating the evidence to the Australian context. Birth Issues, 14(3), 90-95.
23. Furber, C. M., & Thomson, A. M. (2007). Midwives in the UK: An exploratory study of providing newborn feeding support for postpartum mothers in the hospital. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 52(2), 142-147.
24. Gartner, L., Morton, J., & Lawrence, R. A. (2005). Breastfeeding and the use of human milk. Pediatrics, 115(2), 496-506.
25. Gerrard, A. (2001). Breast-feeding in Norway: Where did they go right? British Journal of Midwifery, 9(5), 294-295.
26. Greenwood, K., & Littlejohn, P. (2002). Breastfeeding intentions and outcomes of adolescent mothers in the Starting Out program. Breastfeeding Review, 10(3), 19-23.
27. Hailes, J. F., & Wellard, S. J. (2000). Support for breastfeeding in the first postpartum month: Perceptions of breastfeeding women. Breastfeeding Review, 8(3), 5-9.
28. Hauck, Y. L., Langton, D., & Coyle, K. (2002). The path of determination: Exploring the lived experience of breastfeeding difficulties. Breastfeeding Review, 10(2), 5-12.
29. Hawkins, S., Lamb, K., Cole, J., & Law, C. (2008). Influence of moving to the UK on maternal health behaviours: Prospective cohort study. British Medical Journal, 336(7652), 1052-1055.
30. Hector, D., King, L., & Webb, K. (2004). Overview of recent interventions to promote and support breastfeeding. Retrieved June 18, 2009, from http://www.health.nsw.gov. au/pubs/2004/pdf/bf-interventions.pdf
31. Hill, P. D., Humenick, S. S., Brennan, M. L., & Woolley, D. (1997). Does early supplementation affect long-term breastfeeding? Clinical Pediatrics, 36(6), 345-350.
32. Hoddinott, P., & Pill, R. (1999). Qualitative study of decisions about infant feeding among women in East End of London. British Medical Journal, 318(7175), 30-34.
33. Hoddinott, P., & Pill, R. (2000). A qualitative study of women's views about how health professionals communicate about infant feeding. Health Expectations, 3, 224-233.
34. Homer, C., Sheehan, A., & Cooke, M. (2002). Initial infant feeding decisions and duration of breastfeeding in women from English, Arabic and Chinese-speaking backgrounds in Australia. Breastfeeding Review, 10(2), 27-32.
35. Kirkham, M., Stapleton, H., Thomas, G., & Curtis, P. (2002). Checking not listening: How midwives cope. British Journal of Midwifery, 10(7), 447-450.
36. Kramer, M. S., Barr, R. G., Dagenais, S., Yang, H., Jones, P., Ciofani, L., et al. (2001). Pacifier use, early weaning, and cry/fuss behavior: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA, 286(3), 322-326.
37. Law, J. (2000). The politics of breastfeeding: Assessing risk, dividing labor. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 25(2), 407-450.
38. Leff, E. W., Gagne, M. P. & Jefferis, S. C. (1994). Maternal perceptions of successful breastfeeding. Journal of Human Lactation, 10(2), 99-104.
39. Lupton, D. (1993). Risk as moral danger: The social and political functions of risk discourse in public health. International Journal of Health Services, 23(3), 425-435.
40. Lupton, D. (2000). 'A love/hate relationship': The ideals and experiences of first-time mothers. Journal of Sociology, 36(1), 50-63.
41. Marild, S., Hansson, S., & Jodal, U. (2004). Protective effect of breastfeeding against urinary tract infection. Acta Paediatrica, 93(2), 164-168.
42. Maushart, S. (1997). The mask of motherhood. Sydney: Vintage.
43. McInnes, R. J., & Chambers, J. A. (2008). Supporting breastfeeding mothers: qualitative synthesis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 62(4), 407-427.
44. McVeigh, P. (2005). The World Health Organization code of marketing of breastmilk substitutes and subsequent resolutions (The WHO Code). The NSW Health Bulletin, 16(3-4), 67-68.
45. Moore, T., Gauld, R., & Williams, S. (2007). Implementing Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Policy: The case of New Zealand public hospitals. International Breastfeeding Journal, 2 (8). Retrieved from http://www. internationalbreastfeedingjournal.com/content/2/1/8
46. Murphy, E. (1999). 'Breast is Best': Infant feeding decisions and maternal deviance. Sociology of Health & Illness, 21(2), 187-208.
47. Murphy, E. (2000). Risk, responsibility and rhetoric in infant feeding. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 29(3), 291-325.
48. NHMRC. (2003). The dietary guidelines for children and adolescents in Australia incorporating the Infant Feeding Guidelines for Health Workers. Canberra: NHMRC.
49. NSW Department of Health. (2006). Breastfeeding in NSW: Promotion, Protection and Support. Retrieved 13 August 2009, from http://www.health.nsw. gov. au/policies/pd/2006/PD2006-012.html
50. NSW Health. (2004). Eat Well NSW, NSW Health's strategic directions for public health nutrition 2003-2007. Retrieved 13 August 2009, from http://www.health.nsw.gov. au/pubs/2002/pdf/eatwellnsw.pdf
51. Nutbeam, D., Wise, M., Bauman, A., Harris, E., & Leeder, S. (1993). Goals and targets for Australia's health in the Year 2000 and beyond. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.
52. Oddy, W. H. (2001). Breastfeeding protects against illness and infection in infants and children: A review of the literature. Breastfeeding Review, 9(2), 11-18.
53. Palmer, G. (1993). The politics of breastfeeding. London: Pandora.
54. Pincombe, J., Baghurst, P., Antoniou, G., Peat, B., Henderson, A., & Reddin, E. (2008). Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative practices and breast feeding duration in a cohort of first-time mothers in Adelaide, Australia. Midwifery, 24(1), 55-61.
55. Quigley, M., Kelly, Y., & Sacker, A. (2007). Breastfeeding and hospitalization for diarrheal and respiratory infection in the United Kingdom Millennium Cohort Study. Pediatrics, 110(4), e837-e842.
56. Riordan, J. M., Woodley, G. & Heaton, K. (1994). Testing validity and reliability of an instrument which measures maternal evaluation of breastfeeding. Journal of Human Lactation, 10(4), 231-235.
57. Rossiter, J. C. (1992). Attitudes of Vietnamese women to baby feeding practices before and after immigration to Sydney, Australia. Midwifery, 8, 103-112.
58. Rossiter, J. C. (1994). The effect of a culture specific education program to promote breastfeeding among Vietnamese women in Sydney. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 31(4), 369-379.
59. Sadauskaite-Kuehne, V., Ludvigsson, J., Padaiga, Z., Jasinskiene, E., & Samuelsson, U. (2004). Longer breastfeeding is an independent protective factor against development of type 1 diabetes mellitus in childhood. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, 20(2), 150-157.
60. Schmied, V., & Barclay, L. (1999). Connection and pleasure, disruption and distress: women's experience of breastfeeding. Journal of Human Lactation, 15(4), 325-334.
61. Schmied, V., & Lupton, D. (2001). Blurring the boundaries: Breastfeeding and maternal subjectivity. Sociology of Health & Illness, 23(2), 234-250.
62. Schmied, V., Sheehan, A., & Barclay, L. (2001). Contemporary breast-feeding policy and practice: Implications for midwives. Midwifery, 17, 44-54.
63. Schmied, V., Gribble, K., Sheehan, A., Dykes, F., Cioffi, J., & Taylor, C. (2009a). The problem of breastfeeding in implementation of WHO/UNICEEF BFHI. Paper presented at the Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Bio-Cultural Perspectives Conference, Grange over Sands, Cumbria, 8-10 September 2009.
64. Schmied, V., Beake, S., Sheehan, A., McCourt, C., & Dykes, F. (2009b). A meta-synthesis of women's perceptions and experiences of breastfeeding support. (No. SR208). Adelaide: Joanna Briggs Institute.
65. Schwartz, K., D'Arcy, H. J. S., Gillespie, B., Bobo, J., Longeway, M., & Foxman, B. (2002). Factors associated with weaning in the first 3 months postpartum. The Journal of Family Practice, 51(5), 439-444.
66. Shakespeare, J., Blake, F., & Garcia, J. (2004). Breast-feeding difficulties experienced by women taking part in a qualitative interview study of postnatal depression. Midwifery, 20, 251-260.
67. Sheehan, A. (2006). Complex decisions: Deconstructing best. A grounded theory study of infant feeding decisions in the first six weeks post-birth. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
68. Sheehan, A., Schmied, V., & Cooke, M. (2003). Australian women's stories of their baby-feeding decisions in pregnancy. Midwifery, 19, 259-266.
69. Sheehan, A., Schmied, V., & Barclay, L. (2010) Complex decisions: Theorizing women's infant feeding decisions in the first 6 weeks after birth. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 66(2), 371-380.
70. Stein, J., Dykes, F., & Bramwell, R. (2000). Breast-feeding: Midwives meeting mothers in the middle. British Journal of Midwifery, 8(4), 239-245.
71. Tsianakas, V. & Liamputtong, P. (2007). Infant feeding beliefs and practices among Afghan women living in Melbourne, Australia. In P. Liamputtong (Ed.), Childrearing & infant care issues: A cross-cultural perspective (pp. 249-273). New York: Nova Science Publishers.
72. Ullah, S., & Griffiths, P. (2003). Does the use of pacifiers shorten breastfeeding duration in infants? British Journal of Community Nursing, 8(10), 458-463.
73. UNICEF (2009). The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. Retrieved 14 August 2009, from www.unicef.org/programme/breastfeeding/baby.htm
74. Wall, G. (2001). Moral constructions of motherhood in breastfeeding discourse. Gender & Society, 15(4), 592-610.
75. World Health Organization (1981). International code of marketing of breast-milk substitutes. Unpublished manuscript, Geneva: World Health Organization.
76. World Health Organization (1989). Protecting, promoting and supporting breast-feeding: The special role of maternity services. Geneva: World Health Organization.
77. World Health Organization (2007). Evidence on the long-term effects of breastfeeding: Systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Geneva: World Health Organization.
78. World Health Organization & UNICEF. (1991a). Innocenti Declaration. On the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding. Florence: UNICEF.
79. World Health Organization & UNICEF (1991b). Take the Baby Friendly Initiative! New York: UNICEF.
80. World Health Organization & UNICEF. (2003). Global strategy for infant feeding and young child feeding. Retrieved July 4, 2009, from http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2003/9241562218.pdf